Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-05-27
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growing out Of the public debt; bill en-
towering the Governor to suspend county
or city treasurers who shall accept cou-
pons for taxes or otherwise disobey the
law of the State; a bill providing penalties
for all county and city treasurers who re-
ceive coupons for taxes except for identi-
fication; bill providing mode by which
Taxpayers may obtain an extension of
time for the payment of taxes to the 1st
day of May, 1888, without the imposition
of the per cent. penalty.
''The coupon-crusher, which was
framed by some of the most illustrious
lawyers of the State before the General
Assembly met, was the most important
piece of coupons legislation adopted. 1t
proceeds upon the theory that the United
States Supreme Court has decided that the
State may compel a man using coupons to
prove their genuineness, and under it the
state will bring such persons into court
where if they fail in sufficient proof they
will be punished in costs.
The INDICATOR, however, learned
yesterday, that Mr.. Royal had obtained
an order from Judge Bond in Baltimore,
Wednesday. restraining Commonweath's
Attorney Witt, of Richmond, from prose
cutting such offenders.
REFUSE TO REPUDIATE THE
PRINCIPAL.
While the legislature made this active
ho1o rnfrcad fn
make war on the bonds themselves, and
the resolution to amend the constitution
so as to declare null and void all bonds
not funded under the Riddleberger bill by
certain date, which was defeated in the
Senate by 10 to IA las was published last
week.. was defeated in the House last
week blythe following vote:
YEAs.-Messrs Arnold, Bohannan, Bolen
Brown, Burks, Cornett, Dickinson, Downing
Eastwood, Fentress Fulkerson a. d., Goad,
Hay, Hoge, Holiday, Huffman, Hurt, John
son, Lawson, Leftwich, Lockett, Loving, Mil
Ter, Noblin, Peters, Powell, Roberts, Ryan,
Sebrel', Wescott, Wilkins--31.
Massachusetts. Acker, Black, Boiling, Buc-
hanan Cardwell, Carter, Chalmers, Dabney,
Darst, Dunlop, Dupuy. Echols, Figgat, Full
kerson (Abram), ellis, Harris, Jordan (W.H. },
Lightner, Mallory, McCandlish, McClintic
Martin, Mathews, Niauck, Munford, OglesDy,
Patton, Porter, Reid Rice, Row, Ruggles
Saunders, Scheduled, Starke, Taliaferro, Tav-
enner, Terry, Turner, Van Doren, Waddill.
Webb, Wise, Mr. Speaker-44.
A joint resolution proposing an amend.
ment to the Constitution, so as to prohibit
future legislatures from providing for the
payment of interest on any bonds not
funded under the Riddleberger act, and
further providing that the taxes be collect
ed by the counties, was introduced in the
Senate but failed of adoption.
THE REPUBLICANS OF THE HOUSE
DODGING A VOTE.
When Mr.. Fulkerson offered resolution
joint committee Of the legislature IN re-
fusing the final proposition of the bond.
holders for the payment of 1884. 900 annual
interest, the Republican members got up
as soon as the clerk commenced calling
the roll and retired from the House. All
the Democrats voted aye, as follows:
YEAs.-Arnold, Black, Bohannon, Bolen,
Buchanan Cardwell, Chalmers, Cornett, Girls
mond, Dabney. Darst, Dickinson, Downing,
Dunlop, Dupuy, Eastwood, Echols, Fentress
Figgat, Fulkerson (Abram), Hoge. Holiday,
Huffman, johnson, Lawson, Leftwich, Light
ner, Loving, Miller, Munford, O'Bannon,
Oglesby Peters, Reid, Roberts, Row, Saun-
ders, Schoolfeld Sebrell, Starke. Stribling,
Taliaferro Tavenner, Van Doren, Westcott
Wilkins, Mr.. Speaker-48.
When the roll-call was completed, pend
ing call of the House, the following
members came in and were designated in
negative: Messrs. Martin, McCandlish,
Thorne and Waddill.
Mr.. Stuart said it was evident some
members had left the hall to escape voting
on the resolution, and he asked call of
the House. He thought absentees should
be sent for and severely punished.
A call was ordered. but dispensed with
before any members were brought in.
A FURRY AFTER THE FAILURE.
The day after the failure Of the Debt
Commission to agree was announced, and
after the official statement of the final
offer of each Of the negotiating parties,
had been officially made public, the people
of Richmond and members of the legisla-
ture were astonished to see handbill
from the English Commissioners being
circulated on the streets of which this is a
copy:
VIRGINIA STATE DEBT